Hong Kong, China
Market Watch
| Close of August 19, 2026 |
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| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.994 | ▼ 1.1 | ▼ 2.5 | ▲ 64.6 |
| 10 Year | 3.510 | ▼ 3.3 | ▼ 1.5 | ▲ 46.7 |
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* Government bond yield changes are expressed in basis points. |
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| Currencies | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| HKD per USD | 7.841 | ▲ 0.0 | ▲ 0.1 | ▼ 0.8 |
| HKD per JPY | 0.050 | ▼ 0.9 | ▼ 0.7 | ▲ 0.2 |
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* Exchange rate changes are expressed as a percentage change. |
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| Interest Rates | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 1D HIBOR | 2.523 | ▲ 21.0 | ▲ 42.6 | ▼ 185.9 |
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* Interest rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Policy Rates
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| Policy Rates | Latest Rate (1-Jan-1970) |
Previous Rate (1-Jan-1970) |
YTD Rate |
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Sovereign Ratings
| Agency | Rating | Outlook | Date | |
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| Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| R&I | AA+ | stable | 2024-08-22 | |
| Non-Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| Fitch | AA- | stable | 2025-05-23 | |
| S&P | AA+ | stable | 2025-05-27 | |
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- Hong Kong Bourse Posts Record Earnings on IPO, Trading Boom
- Hong Kong Gold Exchange Trading System establishes, pilot operations to start in Q1 next year
- Hong Kong tourist arrivals up 3% in July as bad weather curbs mainland growth
- Hong Kong raises economic forecast after best half-yearly performance in 5 years
- Revised figures on Gross Domestic Product for 2nd Quarter 2026
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BOND ISSUANCES
- Exchange Fund Bills Tender Results for 18 August 2026
- Results of 7-year RMB HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds tender through re-opening
- Results of 2-year RMB HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds tender through re-opening
- Results of 5-year RMB HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds tender through re-opening
- Results of 5-year HKD HKSAR Institutional Government Bonds tender through re-opening